§ 22a-209h — Information to be provided concerning electric lamps containing mercury and management of spent lamps.

Connecticut § 22a-209h

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 22a: Environmental Protection
• Ch. 446d: Solid Waste Management

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Each manufacturer of electric lamps containing mercury sold in this state, in consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and the MIRA Dissolution Authority, shall provide to any distributor of such lamps written information stating that mercury is contained in such lamps and a description of the laws of this state governing management of spent lamps containing mercury. Each such manufacturer shall provide such information either on each such lamp containing mercury, or in or on the packaging of each such lamp containing mercury, or in a sufficient amount of printed material provided to retailers to allow retailers to make such information available to any consumer purchasing any such lamp containing mercury. Each such manufacturer shall provide to each municipality in this state information regarding the appropriate management of spent lamps containing mercury.

Legislative History

(P.A. 99-228, S. 2, 5; P.A. 02-89, S. 66; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-94, S. 1; P.A. 23-170, S. 8.) History: P.A. 99-228 effective January 1, 2000; P.A. 02-89 deleted Subsec. (a) designator and deleted as obsolete Subsec. (b) requiring the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority to report on or before January 1, 2001, re any changes in the amount of mercury-containing products in the waste stream over the previous two years; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 14-94, “Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority”, effective June 6, 2014; pursuant to P.A. 23-170, “Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “MIRA Dissolution Authority”, effective July 1, 2023.